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Title: Mid-Year Review
Post by: Easy E on July 06, 2023, 11:24:51 am

So, we are half-way through 2023.  What have you got done or started? 

For me, I have managed to do some Naval and Aircraft wargaming this year.  Nothing ground breaking, but more than some other years have been. 

1. I have managed a couple games of Poseidon's Warriors for my Ionian Revolt campaign with my skumgrod.
 - Both fleets were 3D printed and painted over the course of the last year. 

(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlrwpONcqZBlKfPuT-VEew51JkXHmx0F_yzOZF3M3BkPa-nGwb3oXKnDIfMnQSCQ6MpEXwL_GllNkPMV8neJNSd74_VVZJWblRKdC-kzTKiKB3-jcEkqOPUyIRMaUoTM62kzcwYcvU7bciHwieintd6UwaGB-wrZaKFZHfQXlQSOg00zfVzAnpk8A/s320/IMG_3134.HEIC)

2. A game of Aeronautica Imperialis V1
- Mostly homemade aircraft for this one, and a few Spartan minis too.

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3. 3D Printed some Subs for a 40K-inspired Naval game

(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvY5dF8Td5eOqoUdW-ldhTbLX_bSLS-NnHlG5malkWt-FtRF9ehIEl4iPPV1yjseOizUEpoN851RwWMSA-6F8XMZBFD3EGb2NaRcjTyrWPLj0kRn9lMGrUMiU1Ur74SkG61Y-PSFBsUsvFMozoMoU6gpC1_UbKAWZEFstdOfHQdcONlQlc0pRJwSp/w400-h276/IMG_3284.HEIC)

In progress, I have a Castles in the Sky game in order to wrap up our Indo-China campaign.  However, real life keeps getting in the way of finishing the campaign! 

There is other stuff going on too, but it is not Naval related:
http://bloodandspectacles.blogspot.com/2023/07/random-mid-year-through-2023.html


However, I want to hear and be inspired by you!  What Naval related gaming have you done, ships printed and painted, etc.  This thread demands pictures! 

Title: Re: Mid-Year Review
Post by: Kelly on July 13, 2023, 11:51:48 pm

For the first half of the year, only one more Clone Wars ship painted up and no new modeling.  There are a few of the ship models I may revisit, but I am already well out of canon and down to a bare handful of any newer ships that would fit, so this project is mostly over.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2023/7/14/1171073_sm-25k%2C%20Clone%20Wars%2C%20Praetor%2C%20Star%20Wars.JPG) (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/1171073-25k%2C%20Clone%20Wars%2C%20Praetor%2C%20Star%20Wars.html)

Slightly more ships painted for Armada so far, seven, which can be found on my Armada shipyard thread, and new for this year are the start of a Dwarf fleet.  I have settled on a blue primary scheme for these ships with the minor decking present on their ships as a light tone wood matching my Basileans as the main Dwarf settlements neighbor Basilea in Mantic’s setting.  These should be a quicker turnaround as none of their ships lend themselves to PSB crewing, and I have had no new modeling of note for Armada this year.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2023/7/14/1171071_sm-Armada%2C%20Dwarves%2C%20Mantic%2C%20Runeaxe.JPG) (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/1171071-Armada%2C%20Dwarves%2C%20Mantic%2C%20Runeaxe.html)

But as far as other naval modeling goes, I have two more projects still in proof of concept that may or may not be realized with 9 models finished or reworked from 2019 on the one so far, and 3 models finished on the other.  I have figured out a few new techniques during their development and if neither makes it to the point of to being presentable I will at least have some pictures of the features that did work.

Going forward, I am planning on focusing on Mantic’s Vault releases for Armada that cover the gaps in my collection so far, and getting them painted up for the table.

Title: Re: Mid-Year Review
Post by: Ruckdog on July 16, 2023, 05:01:23 pm

I've been a bit off my painting game this year, atleast with naval stuff. I've gotten a few ships done for ABS, and some squadrons done for SW Armada. There has been some 1/1800 WWII stuff I've been painting with an eye towards selling them on Etsy. I've also been printing a ton of stuff that I haven't quite gotten painted yet  ;D

(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2023/4/3/1163899_sm-.jpeg) (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/1163899-.html)

(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2023/4/19/1164862_sm-.JPEG) (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/1164862-.html)